Friends of Lackawanna on Tuesday celebrated Throop Borough Council’s decision to oppose Keystone Sanitary Landfill’s nearly 45-year expansion plan, while landfill officials didn’t expect it to make a major impact on the state’s review of the proposal.
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Tom Cummings allowed himself a long winter’s nap on Christmas Day. On Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and his birthday, he was back burning the midnight oil, toiling on the $195 million sale of the Scranton Sewer Authority.
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A Madison Twp. man who was cleared of a theft charge can proceed with a lawsuit he filed against a Lackawanna County detective and former assistant district attorney, a federal judge ruled.
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With a potential strike looming less than one month away and both sides expressing desire to avoid that outcome, representatives from the Abington Heights School District and the Abington Heights Education Association
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OLYPHANT — Wallenpaupack girls soccer coach Alicia Sodano committed to it six months ago, but even then, the former University of Scranton star didn’t know if the timing was right for a Media Day for the Lackawanna League.
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AUTUMN GRANZA, STAFF WRITER
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Published: March 12, 2017

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March 22: Red Carpet Breakfast Program, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, 7:45 to 9 a.m., Top of the 80’s, Hazleton. Sponsored by Luzerne Bank. Kevin O’Donnell, president of Greater Hazleton CAN DO, will address attendees. Cost is $20 for chamber members and $25 for nonmembers. RSVP by Friday. To RSVP, contact the chamber office at 570-455-1509 or register online at hazle

■ Women’s Issues Forum, in honor of National History Month in March, the College of Arts and Sciences at Misericordia University, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Huntzinger Room 218. The forum will focus on issues about gender and the role of women in the 21st century.

March 24: Women’s History Month poetry reading, the College of Arts and Sciences at Misericordia University, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Henry Student Lounge.

March 28: “Imbecile in Mind, Habits, and Pursuits: The Gyno-Neuro Control of Women in the 19th Century,” the College of Arts and Sciences at Misericordia University, 7 p.m., Catherine Evans McGowan Room of the Mary Kintz Bevevino Library. Presentation by Amanda Caleb, Ph.D., associate professor of English and director of the Bachelor of Arts to Master of Arts program.

March 30: Lunch and Learn workshop, Sustainable Energy Fund and Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support of Northeastern PA, 11:30 a.m., the Cooperage, 1030 Main St., Honesdale. The workshop will help facilities/maintenance staff and volunteers implement energy efficiency improvements for their organizations. Free for nonprofit organizations and $35 for for-profit organizations. Lunch by Monique Milleson from Ant Hill Farms will be provided. Registration required. To register, visit www.nonprofitenergy

April 26: Annual Business & Community Expo, Back Mountain Chamber, 4 to 6 p.m., Misericordia University, Dallas. Expo registration is available online at www.backmountainchamber.org. To reserve a table, call 570-675-9380. Following the expo will be a history presentation, “The Titanic and its Wyoming Valley Passengers — 105 years after the great disaster,” at 6:30 p.m.

May 20: Eighth annual Penn State Day, co-sponsored by 11 Penn State organizations, registration 10 a.m., Knoebels Amusement Park, Elysburg. A program will begin at 11 a.m., featuring Thomas E. Range II and Roger L. Williams discussing their book. Lunch will be included. There will be a performance by the Alumni Blue Band, an appearance by the Nittany Lion and prize raffles. Cost for attendees 5 years and older is $22 and includes lunch and a $10 food/ride ticket booklet. Cost for children 4 and under is $12 and includes lunch and a $10 food/ride ticket. Lunch-only ticket is $12. RSVP by Friday, May 1. For information, contact Karen Brace-Hodle in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre alumni and development office at 570-675- 9228 or klb14@psu.edu. To register, contact Patty Shoener, Penn State Schuylkill alumni relations and stewardship officer, at 570-385-6262 or pts11@psu.edu.

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